abandon vs remain

abandon

verb
  • To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. 

  • To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish. 

  • To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. 

  • To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. 

  • To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss. 

noun
  • A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. 

remain

verb
  • To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to last. 

  • To await; to be left to. 

  • To continue in a state of being. 

  • To be left after a number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be left as not included or comprised. 

  • To stay after others or other parts have been removed or otherwise disappeared. 

noun
  • That which is left; relic; remainder. 

  • That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body. 

  • Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works. 

How often have the words abandon and remain occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )